Centre for Criminology and Sociolegal Studies, University of Toronto: News, Research, Opinion

Thursday, March 9, 2017

Policing in America: Understanding Public Attitudes Toward the Police. Results from a National Survey
"While 68% of white Americans have a favorable view of the police, only
40% of African Americans and 59% of Hispanics have a favorable view. Attitudes have changed little since the 1970s when 67% of whites and 43% of blacks reported favorable views of the police. Racial minorities do not have monolithic attitudes toward the police.
This report finds that Hispanics’ perceptions of police occupy a “middle
ground” between black and white Americans’ views...."